Stove top and shelf construction



A. G. SHERMAN STOVE TOP AND SHELF CONSTRUCTION Sept. 25, 1923'. mfimsaaFiled July 15. 1922 2 She@ts-=Sheet 1 gmle-nfam a ell.

Sept. 25, 1923.

A. G. SHERMAN STOVE TOP AND-SHELF cousmuonon 2 Shams-Sheet 2 Filed July15 1922 ndeniom @itomneg Patented Sept. 25, 1923.

ALVIN G. SHERMAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO DETROIT VAPOR STOVECOMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

STOVE TOP AND SHELF CONSTRUCTION.

Application filcd July 15, 1922.

rear ledge for the shelf and oven top which is formed on a long sweepingcurvethat makes it easy to keep the same clean. This roll makes a verynice appearing shelf and oven top construction especially when the sameis glass enameled, giving it the same 0 simple pleasing appearance thatis found in the roll construction used with glass enameled bath tubs andwash basins.

The features of construction and novelty can be best understood after adetailed description has been given.

In the drawings,-

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective of a gas or vapor stove providedwith my improved stove top and shelf construction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of the right upper rear corner from behind.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the side of the oven and the rearupper left corner of the stove.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.,

Fig. 7 is a section taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section through the roll at the back of the oventop.

a designates the oven of the stove, b the back wall, cthegrate-supporting frame. the broiler oven door, 6 the oven door. Theother parts of the stove need no further description except inconnection with the :60 shelf and top construction now to be described.

The oven top is designated f and is joined to the oven side wall 9 asshown in Fig 4,

Serial No. 575,319.

and the oven side wall it as shown in this figure. A rounded trimmingstrip 71 conceals the joint between the top wall and side wall it and aless rounded trimming strip j conceals the joint between the oven sidewall 9 and f. These trimming strips are made the subject of a separateapplication, hence will not be detailedly described nor will they beclaimed in this application. The application referred to is myco-pending application N 0. 575,317.

Now ordinarily the top wall of the oven and the shelf It meets the rearwall of the stove in a right angular open joint which -a roll of longsweeping curves instead of the common construction and make a moresightly joint and a more sanitary construction at this point.

The top of the oven and the shelf is gradually rise near the rear in aroll g. A reinforcing strip or tie m. of angle section. is welded toboth the under side of the top and shelf and to the back of the roll toprevent the roll spreading in the enamelling oven. This also reinforcesthe roll when assembled onto the stove by bolting the rear down run ofthe roll and the vertical web of the angle strip on by the stove bolts pto the back bb The shelf is is glass enameled as at a and the oven topat 10. The turned-down flange t is secured to the inside oven wall 9 andthe turned-down flange 11. of the oven top f by the bolts and nuts 22(see Fig. 4).

The descending portion of the roll at the back is provided with a hole aat the right hand end to permit introducing the nut 5. The roll isjogged at 1 and 2 (Figs. 7 and 6) to provide a flush joint where thetrimming strip 3 fits thereover. This trimming strip is bolted to theoverlapped meeting edges of the side and top walls by a concealed bolt 4as is plainly shown in Fig. 6. At the rear, the trimming strip is boltedto the roll by the bolts and nut 5. i

This roll construction makes a joint at the back in which the bolts arecompletely concealed from exposure at the front of the stove and whichgives a long sweeping curve that may be easily wiped clean and whichlends an artistic appearance to the stove by its extreme simplicity andneatness.

IVhat I claim is:

1. In stove construction, the combination of a. back wall and a memberformed of sheet metal turned upward from a horizontal run and risinginto a roll with a long sweeping curve and having the descending portionof the roll fastened to the said back" wall.

2. In stove construction, the combination of a back wall, a sheet metalmember having a horizontal run of metal which at the back rises in aroll and is removably secured to the said back wall.

3. In stove construction, the combination of a back wall, and a top andshelf construction including sheet metal members. which have at theirforward portions a horizontal run of metal which as it nears the rear ofthe stove rises in a roll with a curved base and which has the reardescending portion of the roll secured to the said back wall of thestove.

4. In stove construction, the combination of :1V back wall, and a top'and shelf conportion and having curved top portion and a descending rearportion, and bolts and nuts by which the descending rear portions of theroll are removably secured to the back of the stove.

5. In stove construction, the combination of a back having in its top aslight jog, a top and shelf construction having a member having at itsfront a horizontal run which itnears the rear of the stove graduallycurves into a roll having a curved top and curved back with thedescending rear portion making a flush joint with the back at the saidjog in the back, and means for detach-ably securing this said descendingportion of the roll to the back of the jog.

6. In stove construction, the combination of a back, an angle tie stripof metal having a vertical web lying along the. top of the back and ahorizontal web, and a top and shelf construction including asheet metalmember having a. horizontal run resting on and secured to the saidhorizontal web of the angle member and which horizontal run as it nearsthe rear gradually curves into a roll having a curved top withadescending rear portion. and bolts and nuts for removably securing thedescending portion of the top of the back and the vertical web of theangle tie strip together.

In testimony whereof I allix mv signature.

ALVIN o. SHERMAN.

